Best Cocoa Brownies Recipe

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Ingredients
8
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Nutrition
643
Calories
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Position a rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat the oven to 325°F. Line the bottom and sides of the baking pan with parchment paper or foil, leaving an overhang on two opposite sides.
  2. Combine the butter, sugar, cocoa, and salt in a medium heatproof bowl and set the bowl in a wide skillet of barely simmering water. Stir from time to time until the butter is melted and the mixture is smooth and hot enough that you want to remove your finger fairly quickly after dipping it in to test. Remove the bowl from the skillet and set aside briefly until the mixture is only warm, not hot.
  3. Stir in the vanilla with a wooden spoon. Add the eggs one at a time, stirring vigorously after each one. When the batter looks thick, shiny, and well blended, add the flour and stir until you cannot see it any longer, then beat vigorously for 40 strokes with the wooden spoon or a rubber spatula. Stir in the nuts, if using. Spread evenly in the lined pan.
  4. Bake until a toothpick plunged into the center emerges slightly moist with batter, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool completely on a rack.
  5. Lift up the ends of the parchment or foil liner, and transfer the brownies to a cutting board. Cut into 16 or 25 squares.
  6. Chocolate note: Any unsweetened natural or Dutch-process cocoa powder works well here. Natural cocoa produces brownies with more flavor complexity and lots of tart, fruity notes. I think it's more exciting. Dutch-process cocoa results in a darker brownie with a mellower, old-fashioned chocolate pudding flavor, pleasantly reminiscent of childhood.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 642.56 Kcal (2690 kJ)
Calories from fat 552.62 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 61.4g 94%
Cholesterol 175.09mg 58%
Sodium 109.25mg 5%
Potassium 136.29mg 3%
Total Carbs 22.25g 7%
Sugars 16.57g 66%
Dietary Fiber 0.93g 4%
Protein 3.94g 8%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.7mg 24%
Iron 0.4mg 2%
Calcium 39.1mg 4%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 602.05 Kcal (2521 kJ)
Calories from fat 517.78 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 57.53g 94%
Cholesterol 164.05mg 58%
Sodium 102.36mg 5%
Potassium 127.7mg 3%
Total Carbs 20.85g 7%
Sugars 15.52g 66%
Dietary Fiber 0.87g 4%
Protein 3.69g 8%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.7mg 24%
Iron 0.4mg 2%
Calcium 36.6mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 17.8
    Points
  • 18
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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